Violence Against Women with Disabilities

Women with disabilities experience violence at a higher rate, for longer periods, and are less likely to report the abuse, than women without disabilities (Healey, 2008). Tricia Malowney, Chair of Women with Disabilities Victoria, and Ariane Garner-Williams, youth and women with disabilities advocate, talk about some of the issues that arise for this doubly disadvantaged group, in terms of violence.

This is video is 6 minutes duration.

Free
Sarah Boyd, Women with Disability Victoria (WDV)
YouTube
Monday 27th February, 2012

Related Posts